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Even though he was the fallback option at cornerback, behind Nnamdi Asomugha, Antonio Cromartie insisted Monday he doesn't harbor any bitterness toward the New York Jets for letting him twist in the free agent wind before coming to him with a four-year, $32 million contract.More From ESPNNewYork.comRex Ryan has to be a better coach if Gang Green is to finally make his boasts come true, writes Ian O'Connor.Story Only the Jets would proclaim supremacy in August despite their losses, and the Pats' gains, writes Rich Cimini.Story• Jets blog | ESPN New York"Just know I have a big chip on my shoulder, and expect something really good this year," Cromartie said Monday after arriving at training camp on a red-eye from California and signing his new deal.For four days last week, the Jets courted Asomugha, envisioning him with Darrelle Revis in what would've been an all-time cornerback tandem. [Read the full article] SAN ANTONIO -- New defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is well aware that the Dallas Cowboys' signings of Marcus Spears, Kenyon Coleman and Jason Hatcher aren't sexy, but that's fine by him."I don't know if we win the all-hype team," Ryan said after Monday's second practice, when asked about the Cowboys' defensive end rotation. "That might have gone to someone else, but we're going to beat their ass when we play them."Might Ryan have been referring to the NFC East squad that signed an All-Pro cornerback (Nnamdi Asomugha), a Super Bowl champion defensive lineman (Cullen Jenkins), a Pro Bowl pass-rusher (Jason Babin) and a former third overall pick/backup quarterback (Vince Young), plus traded for another Pro Bowl cornerback (Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie) in the past week?More on the CowboysCalvin Watkins, Tim MacMahon and Todd Archer have the Dallas Cowboys blanketed for ESPN Dallas. [Read the full article] NEW YORK -- Add Kevin Durant to the list of NBA greats who have played at Harlem's Rucker Park. And put him high on the list.The reigning NBA scoring champion dazzled the crowd by scoring 66 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game on Monday."I've always wanted to play at Rucker Park all my life," Durant told one of the league's emcee's after his DC Power team beat the Sean Bell All-Stars, which featured Chicago Bulls guard John Lucas III.Rucker Park, located across the street from where the Polo Grounds used to stand, is famed for pickup games and leagues that have counted Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant among its participants.Durant fell two points short of the EBC scoring record of 68, set by Steve Burtt Jr. in 2007. Joe (The Destroyer) Hammond is recognized as holding the park record with 74 points in a game. [Read the full article] 
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